Family volence – through the lens of reflective practice

Authors

  • Amitha Krishnamurthi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol30iss3id518

Keywords:

Family Violence, Reflective practice, Meaningful engagement, Power and Control

Abstract

By applying my cultural sense of self and incorporating a case study, this reflective work examines family violence and the compulsive and seductive aspects of so-called “victim blaming” which, I contend, operate as a defence against institutional anxieties experienced and borne by individual practitioners. In this reflective piece I consider family violence, and aspects of domination described above from my lived experience as an indigenous woman, and as a migrant from the Global South. I also incorporate a social work case study from an Aotearoa New Zealand context to further explore cultural aspects of family violence or domination.

Author Biography

Amitha Krishnamurthi

Amitha is a Resettlement Case Advisor at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre, Auckland and works with the quota refugee population. Previously, she has worked with Oranga Tamariki, taught Social Work at Manukau Institute of Technology, and worked overseas in the field of adoption, community development and tsunami rehabilitation. She has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania

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Published

2018-12-08

How to Cite

Krishnamurthi, A. (2018). Family volence – through the lens of reflective practice. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 30(3), 84–89. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol30iss3id518

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